so far, this corner of the world has felt abnormally like spring for the past eight weeks, save for two days of snow-dust several weeks ago....

I missed the chance to commemorate the true birthday of this little blog, last Monday . but today, January 19, 2025, marks exactly 20 years...

the other day, this lengthy stretch of fencing (branded nicely enough with so much black, white, and red to represent the construction compa...

the word semester shows up in at least 130 of my past blogposts , which is a little more than 10% of all the posts I've thus far posted...

thinking about my grandmother lately, off and on, I sometimes puzzle over how close and also how distant she seems. her birthday is coming u...

since the eve of 2024 one month ago, it feels like so much has happened. some of it too fast, too soon, too painfully.  the grief of losing...

opening match #8: Shadowrun 5e vs A Song of Ice and Fire   this final opening round match-up review one has taken me a bunch of extra time ...

opening match 4: Changeling: the Lost vs Star Wars: Force and Destiny the last few weeks have been full of traveling and sunshine, so this ...

there's not been much of anything new in my courses for several semesters now... but at long last, this spring, I am teaching a very bra...

one of my many indulgences this summer was the game Horizon: Forbidden West . I loved the first Horizon game when I played and replayed it s...